Pancake Day - 9 February

Pancake Day, or Shrove Tuesday, falls between 2 February and 9 March, depending on the date for Easter. In 2016, Pancake Day falls on Tuesday 9 February.The word shrove is a form of the English word shrive, which means to obtain absolution for one's sins by way of confession and penance.  Shrove Tuesday gets its name from the custom for Christians to be "shriven" before the start of Lent.
Pancake Day is the traditional feast day before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday. Lent – the 40 days leading up to Easter – is traditionally a time of fasting.

 Pancake Day became a great way to use the foods that were given up for Lent: milk, butter, and eggs. Pancakes have featured in recipe books as far back as 1439!

 As well as eating pancakes, there's a long tradition of pancake races in London. Participants have to toss pancakes in a frying pan while completing the course. The races often raise money for charity.

 http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/feature/pancake-day

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-drink/features/when-is-pancake-day-2016-and-why-do-we-celebrate-it/ 

 http://metro.co.uk/2016/02/09/pancake-day-2016-what-is-pancake-day-and-why-do-we-celebrate-it-5671356/